gleam; shine with a weak or fitful light
The water began to shimmer as the sun rose.
Vocabulary like shimmer appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
servanthood; state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
characterized by long words; long-winded
cut; set or keep apart
difficult; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
seriousness; used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
bond; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
shuffle; walk by dragging one's feet
fragment; a broken piece of a brittle artifact
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